The Cartographic Fool: Prints, Religion, and Visual Culture in Renaissance Europe

The Cartographic Fool uncovers the story of the "Fool's Cap Map," an engraving published ca. 1595 in Antwerp. Placing it in northern Europe during the Wars of Religion, the book identifies its maker, Philips Galle, restores its title, Nosce Te Ipsum ("Know Thyself"), and explains its motifs as a brief Catholic response to the Reformed Church's embrace of global maps.

Author: Michael J. Sauter
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: de Gruyter
Published: 03/30/2026
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9783111138206